JACKSON TWP — Twenty-one outstanding Seneca Valley High School singers recently qualified for the 2021 Pennsylvania Music Education Association Honor Choir.

Each year, the PMEA in District 5 holds auditions for the Honors Chorus Festival. The three-day event provides students the opportunity for enrichment and personal growth. All students in Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer counties are eligible to audition.

The festival culminated with an in-person concert in Orr Auditorium at Westminster College on Oct. 30.

Participants were:

Ayla Alexander — 10th Chair — Alto 1

Connor Benson — 2nd Chair — Bass 2

Rylie Butler — 9th Chair — Soprano 2

Peter DePasquale — 12th Chair — Bass 2

Grace Fawcett — 1st Chair — Alto 2

Kevin George — 5th Chair — Bass 2

Sky Harvin — 12th Chair — Alto 2

Elizabeth Hixon — 1st Chair — Alto 1

Leta Hixon — 2nd Chair — Alto 1

Trey Hixon — 1st Chair — Bass 2

Graham Logue — 7th Chair — Bass 1

Colton Marley — 2nd Chair — Tenor

Anya Maschmeier — 2nd Chair — Soprano 1

Alex Mortier — 1st Chair — Tenor 2

Eli Peel — 1st Chair — Bass 1

Greta Schmidt — 1st Chair — Soprano 1

Jonah Smeltzer — 8th Chair — Tenor 1

Rachel Summers — 2nd Chair — Alto 2

Madeleine Tomo — 12th Chair — Soprano 1

Dorothy Vogel — 8th Chair — Alto 2

Caroline Zulick — 3rd Chair — Soprano 1.